2024-05-06T00:54:51-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150341855/foster-partners-selected-to-design-san-diego-museum-of-art-expansion Josh Niland 2023-03-08T17:32:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/95/958e59f8cf25530af817c00a4015c80e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/fosterandpartners" target="_blank">Foster + Partners</a> has been announced as the Design Architect of a new renovation of the 97-year-old San Diego Museum of Art following a comprehensive search.</p> <p>Located in Balboa Park, the museum will add a new education center and welcome pavilion through the delivery of the project, which focuses on its west wing. Renovations will make it more sustainable and better suited to serve San Diego&rsquo;s increasingly diverse population while enhancing the museum&rsquo;s facilities and visitor experience overall. <a href="https://archinect.com/lpainc" target="_blank">LPA Design Studio</a>, which has an office in San Diego, has signed on as the Architect of Record.</p> <p>&ldquo;I have always admired San Diego&rsquo;s rich cultural diversity and deep sense of community. We are delighted to be working with The San Diego Museum of Art to strengthen its roots in the area, reinvigorating a much-loved landmark with the ultimate aim of making art more accessible to the community.&rdquo;</p> <p>Deference for the historical importance of Balboa Park was reportedly a main factor in the firm&rsquo;s unanimo...</p>